Earlier today, the City Bar
released the following statement from President Roger Juan Maldonado:
The Administration's
appalling decision to separate children from parents at the southern
border runs afoul of due process, traumatizes children and violates the
most basic tenets of how a just society conducts itself. The
Administration could end this practice on its own, and the New York
City Bar Association urges all to demand that their representatives
pressure the White House to do so immediately. In addition, Congress
should quickly pass legislation ensuring that a policy like this is never
put in place again.
Since the statement was
issued, the President signed an Executive Order stating, among
other things, that "...it is...the policy of this Administration
to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families
together where appropriate and consistent with law and available
resources."
While the impact of the
Executive Order remains to be analyzed, look for information in
upcoming issues of the eNews about how you can get involved and about
our committees' ongoing efforts to respond to
legal and policy developments at the border and in the immigration
courts.
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